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+ | 1 And out of the belly of the fish he prayed to Yahweh, his God; and he said: | ||
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+ | 2 Out of the affliction in which I was I called upon Yahweh, | ||
+ | And he answered me; | ||
+ | out of the belly of Sheol I cried. | ||
+ | You heard my voice. | ||
+ | 3 You cast me into the abyss, | ||
+ | into the heart of the sea, | ||
+ | and the flood was all about me. | ||
+ | All your billows and your waves passed over me | ||
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+ | 4 And I said: I am cast out | ||
+ | of the sight of your eyes. | ||
+ | How shall I behold again | ||
+ | your holy Temple? | ||
+ | 5 The waters were all about me | ||
+ | even to my throat, | ||
+ | the abyss encompassed me. | ||
+ | The seaweed was wrapped about my head | ||
+ | 6 at the roots of the mountains. | ||
+ | I went down into the countries beneath the earth, | ||
+ | unto the peoples of the past.1 (I descended into a region whose bars were shut upon me for ever) | ||
+ | But you raised up my life from the pit, | ||
+ | Yahweh, my God. | ||
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+ | 7 Even while my soul fainted within me, | ||
+ | I remembered Yahweh, | ||
+ | And my prayer came before you | ||
+ | into your holy Temple. | ||
+ | 8 Those who serve worthless idols | ||
+ | forfeit the grace that was theirs. | ||
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+ | 9 But I with voice of praise | ||
+ | will sacrifice to you. | ||
+ | The vow that I have made | ||
+ | I will fulfil. | ||
+ | From Yahweh comes salvation. | ||
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+ | 10 And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the shore. | ||
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+ | ==Jonah: From the Belly of the Whale== | ||
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Revision as of 14:44, 16 June 2017
==Jonah 2:1-10
1 And out of the belly of the fish he prayed to Yahweh, his God; and he said:
2 Out of the affliction in which I was I called upon Yahweh, And he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice. 3 You cast me into the abyss, into the heart of the sea, and the flood was all about me. All your billows and your waves passed over me
4 And I said: I am cast out of the sight of your eyes. How shall I behold again your holy Temple? 5 The waters were all about me even to my throat, the abyss encompassed me. The seaweed was wrapped about my head 6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down into the countries beneath the earth, unto the peoples of the past.1 (I descended into a region whose bars were shut upon me for ever) But you raised up my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God.
7 Even while my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh, And my prayer came before you into your holy Temple. 8 Those who serve worthless idols forfeit the grace that was theirs.
9 But I with voice of praise will sacrifice to you. The vow that I have made I will fulfil. From Yahweh comes salvation.
10 And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the shore.
Jonah: From the Belly of the Whale
How are a dog and a marine biologist alike? One wags a tail and the other tags a whale.
What do whales eat? Fish and ships.
Fact: Did you know that a blue whale is so long, if it were laid out lengthwise on a football field, the game would totally have to be cancelled?
How can you make a whale float? With root beer, ice cream and a whale?